Many memories of flying into the bush with then Lakeland helicopters from Murapara. Peter Bradly (owner) and pilot Derek Lowe. The MD500D was my favorite, ZK HUZ. I’m sure it was Derek’s favorite also. Thank you for the sharing the video, brought back memories.
Well done Ned on recognising the need to highlight and document an amazing machine and the people associated with it. Certainly a very important part of aviation history from the 'Golden years' of the Helicopter industry in NZ.
I’m amazed that RC scale heli guys didn’t attend as well. So many beautiful large scale 500’s out there. Would’ve been a great opportunity to document one of these birds for a project build. Although, looks like I’ll be adding a Corona to my list of scale details 😊.
I have been flown into the Mountains for hunting in NZ more times than i can remember in 500s. When the chopper turns up and it's a Squirrel, R44 or Jet Ranger, i'm like "hmmmm" but when it's a 500 i'm happy. Also I love the sound and the smell of kero...
It was great to see Dave Richardsons' name on a netgun ... a great memory - Dave was the culler for ears, tails and not much else... A SInger or Hillman and a Hamilton Jet... Te Anau in the early days... wonderful people, great fun.
Genius Ned, Bill and Woody - Great record, details, characters and stories - and the opening soundtrack is the sweetest music ever. Really well done - big effort.
My favourite helicopter. So beautiful so full of history. Dream machine. I’m lucky to have the privilege to work in one! Beautiful video, as always this channel is full of awesome contents! God bless you all guys!
I can remember Neville Cox, very well when he used to come to our farm sometime Bell 47 spraying, then an llama, putting lawn fertiliser, good pilot, and great character
Magnum PI was what made me fall in love with the 500. Later though I saw the 117 and really fell in love with that and that was my first scale rc. But the 500 will always be my first love. So envious of actual pilots who get to fly those wonderful birds.
A great video thanks for sharing it was a great weekend abig thank you to all involved in putting this event together something I will never forget again thanks
Amazing video. Will forever be my favourite helicopter. Watching this makes me regret not sticking with flying... recognise some people and some regos.
Thanks for the terrific video!! Looks like a total blast!! I remember watching Magnum PI as a kid. Magnums pilot buddy TC flew an MD5xx. I've loved it ever since. Kinda ironic, but, my first real job was building visual DBs for simulators. The company mainly built computer visual systems (a bit before GPU graphics 😂). On my first day I was introduced to my "review station" which was a 3 x 3 array of monitors with an office chair bolted to the floor in front. There was a real cyclic, collective, and footpedals arranged around the chair. I basically had to learn to fly rotary wing to review my work. I crashed allot but after a few days of persistence I finally figured it out. Like riding a bike... you never forget. The main flight SW I used was for the MH6 Littlebird. So incredibly gratifying and fun! I'm eventually gonna learn how to really fly. As soon as I'm able to afford my own, the MD530F (or similar) will be my first choice.
How awesome a sight ! I started my career in Adelaide where I learned to fly on a 47G2. Then to Tassie with Hookway on Enstroms when the bridge came down. Flying "punters" in and out of the WrestPoint casino parking lot. But my love affair with helcopters hit a new high when I ended up in British Columbia on a 500C. My ground crew said it sounded like a "CAB OVER CHAIN SAW " as it approached. Such good memories. But where's the merch. ? I'd love a T-Shirt ....but I guess you had to be there. 🚁
Brilliant video, Cheers My cousin lost a few of these and other ones flying behing Crushington chasing deer, as he said to me, its a bugger when everything closes in , the deer can fit but the 500 couldn't unfortunatly
32:00 - 1987 and 1990 I finshed in US - Bell 47 Training . I'm from Germany and got a Rc Magnum Hughes 500 E Colored🎉paindet awesome Modell. Have been New Zealand 1986 very nice Country.
Great video the 500 has always been my favorite helicopter. Since my dad worked on the deer farm up that way that tony Michelle and bill hales was doing the deer recover for it. bill was a real hard case
I'm building a single seat experimental that will behave quite similarly to an md500 with slightly higher power to weight. Would love to fly to NZ. Much respect from Aus.
What a fantastic video of what looked like a truly remarkable event. Well done to the organisers and the production team! I did find the diversion into the Magnum PI photoshoot to be somewhat out of place, though?
I had a friend at Whirlwide Helecopters who was a mechanic, he organized a Ride in ZK-HDT with Mel, prob 73-4 Long time since I lived in Sth Canturbury but I knew a lot of the names, Nev, Russel, Good to see Mal. I have a pic of HDT in the scrap yard at WWH.
Great to see Reefton represented by Ivan Wilson and Alan Roso,I chased sheep around the Page brother's farm in a Bell 47G with Jimmy Crooks testing their early nets.
I just watched a very early video from the 70's about venison harvesting there in NZ, they were using lots of Hillers and I was very curious why you guys picked Hillers over something like the Bell 47 which would've been a more popular machine in the 70's
Ok caint rember any names I worked on the seismic oil surveying in taranaki then Gisborne and finally Turatapree with up to 5 500s supporting the drilling process in the mid 1980s I was even picked up for work in our front paddock for a time😳 Any how the pilots where all ex deer 🦌 pilots and mostly fro the Wanamaker area from memory Would like to know what became of them
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I believe this has been the best helicopter ever manufactured.
Many memories of flying into the bush with then Lakeland helicopters from Murapara. Peter Bradly (owner) and pilot Derek Lowe. The MD500D was my favorite, ZK HUZ. I’m sure it was Derek’s favorite also. Thank you for the sharing the video, brought back memories.
New Zealand Proud, a great bit of our history and there sure is a great sound that goes with it's ability
Well done Ned on recognising the need to highlight and document an amazing machine and the people associated with it. Certainly a very important part of aviation history from the 'Golden years' of the Helicopter industry in NZ.
Fantastic video and people -- this was a great watch.
I wonder how many collective hours of pilot experience is in that group??!!
Those are some of the most experienced pilots in the world
We love our Kiwi cousins
WOW - heart warming to see so many gorgeous MD’s 😊
Fantastic machines, my favourite to work out of.
I’m amazed that RC scale heli guys didn’t attend as well. So many beautiful large scale 500’s out there. Would’ve been a great opportunity to document one of these birds for a project build. Although, looks like I’ll be adding a Corona to my list of scale details 😊.
Excellent review of the get-together
There are 500 pilots no longer with us that would have loved to have been there. RIP Peter Robb.
RIP. Peter Robb. Wicked pilot
I have been flown into the Mountains for hunting in NZ more times than i can remember in 500s. When the chopper turns up and it's a Squirrel, R44 or Jet Ranger, i'm like "hmmmm" but when it's a 500 i'm happy. Also I love the sound and the smell of kero...
Just awesome. Thank you.
Amazing video 🤩🙋🙏👍👌
It was great to see Dave Richardsons' name on a netgun ... a great memory - Dave was the culler for ears, tails and not much else...
A SInger or Hillman and a Hamilton Jet... Te Anau in the early days... wonderful people, great fun.
Absolutely fantastic, what a great fly inn. Wish I could have been there. Cheers from Tassie.🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Genius Ned, Bill and Woody - Great record, details, characters and stories - and the opening soundtrack is the sweetest music ever. Really well done - big effort.
My favourite helicopter. So beautiful so full of history. Dream machine. I’m lucky to have the privilege to work in one! Beautiful video, as always this channel is full of awesome contents! God bless you all guys!
Brilliant video, great machines, great event thanks for putting all this together.
I can remember Neville Cox, very well when he used to come to our farm sometime Bell 47 spraying, then an llama, putting lawn fertiliser, good pilot, and great character
Wonderful video guys , and a wonderful event. Full credit to everyone involved.
Awesome well put together .
Good job, was awesome to be there.
Just a lovely vid and event. Love the attendance to it as well.
Magnum PI was what made me fall in love with the 500.
Later though I saw the 117 and really fell in love with that and that was my first scale rc. But the 500 will always be my first love.
So envious of actual pilots who get to fly those wonderful birds.
A great video thanks for sharing it was a great weekend abig thank you to all involved in putting this event together something I will never forget again thanks
Amazing video. Will forever be my favourite helicopter. Watching this makes me regret not sticking with flying... recognise some people and some regos.
Thanks for the terrific video!! Looks like a total blast!!
I remember watching Magnum PI as a kid. Magnums pilot buddy TC flew an MD5xx. I've loved it ever since.
Kinda ironic, but, my first real job was building visual DBs for simulators. The company mainly built computer visual systems (a bit before GPU graphics 😂).
On my first day I was introduced to my "review station" which was a 3 x 3 array of monitors with an office chair bolted to the floor in front. There was a real cyclic, collective, and footpedals arranged around the chair.
I basically had to learn to fly rotary wing to review my work. I crashed allot but after a few days of persistence I finally figured it out. Like riding a bike... you never forget.
The main flight SW I used was for the MH6 Littlebird. So incredibly gratifying and fun! I'm eventually gonna learn how to really fly. As soon as I'm able to afford my own, the MD530F (or similar) will be my first choice.
Great stuff
Makes me proud to be a Kiwi.
How awesome a sight ! I started my career in Adelaide where I learned to fly on a 47G2. Then to Tassie with Hookway on Enstroms when the bridge came down. Flying "punters" in and out of the WrestPoint casino parking lot. But my love affair with helcopters hit a new high when I ended up in British Columbia on a 500C. My ground crew said it sounded like a "CAB OVER CHAIN SAW " as it approached. Such good memories. But where's the merch. ? I'd love a T-Shirt ....but I guess you had to be there. 🚁
Brilliant video, Cheers
My cousin lost a few of these and other ones flying behing Crushington chasing deer, as he said to me, its a bugger when everything closes in , the deer can fit but the 500 couldn't unfortunatly
32:00 - 1987 and 1990 I finshed in US - Bell 47 Training . I'm from Germany and got a Rc Magnum Hughes 500 E Colored🎉paindet awesome Modell.
Have been New Zealand 1986 very nice Country.
Great to see some of the hierarchy from MD Helicopters there as well.
The last time I seen you guys was,the chopper boys,the helicopter hunters. Rex Forrester,deer recovery,in Murupara.
Great video the 500 has always been my favorite helicopter. Since my dad worked on the deer farm up that way that tony Michelle and bill hales was doing the deer recover for it. bill was a real hard case
What a great video. Well done indeed. I’m sure this video will become history to look back at this era and iconic aircraft.
I'm building a single seat experimental that will behave quite similarly to an md500 with slightly higher power to weight. Would love to fly to NZ. Much respect from Aus.
What a fantastic video of what looked like a truly remarkable event. Well done to the organisers and the production team!
I did find the diversion into the Magnum PI photoshoot to be somewhat out of place, though?
I had a friend at Whirlwide Helecopters who was a mechanic, he organized a Ride in ZK-HDT with Mel, prob 73-4
Long time since I lived in Sth Canturbury but I knew a lot of the names, Nev, Russel, Good to see Mal.
I have a pic of HDT in the scrap yard at WWH.
I feel a bit sorry for all those old bastards there still living in the 70s & 80s. Best life ever, never to happen again. My heroes.
As good as it was, it was also pretty rough at the time, tight community that lost a lot good buggers
Not an Airbus in sight. Hallelujah!!!
How many 500s turned up on the day?
Great to see Reefton represented by Ivan Wilson and Alan Roso,I chased sheep around the Page brother's farm in a Bell 47G with Jimmy Crooks testing their early nets.
When is the next one?
😂😂 The engine went quiet on us 😂😂
Funny how you sweat when the fan stops working....
I just watched a very early video from the 70's about venison harvesting there in NZ, they were using lots of Hillers and I was very curious why you guys picked Hillers over something like the Bell 47 which would've been a more popular machine in the 70's
RIP Bruce Andrews
If I had my helicopter license I would get a md500 and land it in my back yard lol
💙👍👍👍🙏🙏
Ok caint rember any names I worked on the seismic oil surveying in taranaki then Gisborne and finally Turatapree with up to 5 500s supporting the drilling process in the mid 1980s
I was even picked up for work in our front paddock for a time😳
Any how the pilots where all ex deer 🦌 pilots and mostly fro the Wanamaker area from memory
Would like to know what became of them
Spent many hours flying in one
How many?
Great episode mate. Any female 500 pilots on the day.? Cheers.
Youngest pilot their was female 👍
@@armsnzltd511 cheers. Top stuff. All the very best.
500 is the Ferrari, the 105 is the Porsche. The Porsche is better and saver, but the Ferrari prettier.
Yes kiwis have always been pilots, shout out to Richard Pearse
HOT, salute
I recognised that reg too.
@cleetusm Cletus MacFarlane